Haier Smart Home UK & Ireland awarded the prestigious Top Employer accreditation

Haier Smart Home UK & Ireland has been recognised as a Top Employer in the UK for the third year running.

Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

Eight Smeg appliances have been awarded by the The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design.

Eight Smeg appliances have been honored by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design. These awards celebrate over 70 years of design excellence, recognizing products for their functionality, aesthetics, identity, and sustainability.

Highlighted among the 2024 awardees are:

– **Semi-Professional Espresso Coffee Machine**: A blend of design and performance for coffee enthusiasts.
– **Portable Induction Hob**: Combines practicality and elegance in a versatile appliance.
– **Analog and Digital Scale**: Merges retro tradition with technological innovation.
– **ISOLA Collection**: Features sophisticated induction hobs and extractor hoods, created with Stefano Boeri Interiors.
– **Blast Chiller and Dolomite Refrigerator**: Home refrigeration with professional-grade quality and entirely made in Italy.

ASKO DishDesigner

ASKO Smart Solutions Team has won the prestigious AI Innovation Award by Microsoft at CES 2025 in Las Vegas for DishDesigner.

DishDesigner is an AI-powered cooking assistant that will transform the home cooking to smarter and more personalized experience. Designed to cater to both novice and experienced cooks, it provides tailored recipe recommendations based on individual preferences, available ingredients, and cooking skills. This AI-driven platform, developed in collaboration with Microsoft Azure AI Studio, ensures that users can create delicious meals with what they have on hand, reducing the need for last-minute grocery runs and minimizing food waste.

“DishDesigner is more than just a feature; it’s a comprehensive cooking assistant that tailors itself to your needs and preferences. Through the integration of the ConnectLife app and Microsoft Azure AI technology with ASKO’s premium kitchen appliances, we strive to elevate the home cooking experience, making it more enjoyable for all,”

ECOVACS ROBOTICS

At CES 2025, ECOVACS ROBOTICS launched DEEBOT X8 PRO OMNI, marking its global market debut and redefining clean with industry-first and innovative features. This robotic vacuum cleaner features the OZMO ROLLER Instant Self-Washing Mopping Technology, which is ECOVACS’ first-ever cleaning technology to introduce ultra-high pressure and speed with a real-time self-washing system. It also incorporates TruEdge 2.0 Adaptive Edge Cleaning and AIVI 3D 3.0 Omni-Approach Technology, ensuring spotless floors right up to the very edge.At CES 2025, ECOVACS ROBOTICS launched DEEBOT X8 PRO OMNI, marking its global market debut and redefining clean with industry-first and innovative features. This robotic vacuum cleaner features the OZMO ROLLER Instant Self-Washing Mopping Technology, which is ECOVACS’ first-ever cleaning technology to introduce ultra-high pressure and speed with a real-time self-washing system. It also incorporates TruEdge 2.0 Adaptive Edge Cleaning and AIVI 3D 3.0 Omni-Approach Technology, ensuring spotless floors right up to the very edge.

Beko Europe: Leading the Charge in Sustainability

With an impressive score of 89/100, Beko Europe has been recognized as the most sustainable brand in its sector, according to the 2024 edition of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.In addition, Arçelik, the Turkish parent company of Beko, has achieved the highest score in the Household Durables Industry category for the sixth consecutive year. Furthermore, Arçelik has secured the 44th position in the 2024 ranking of the 500 World’s Most Sustainable Companies,

AEG sets a milestone: First brand with five Stiftung Warentest test winners in laundry care within 14 months

AEG is the first home appliance brand to achieve 5 Stiftung Warentest test victories in just 14 months in the laundry care sector*. In doing so, we are setting a new industry standard and underlining our leadership position in all laundry care categories. 💡 The latest highlight: The AEG 7000 ProSteam® top loader LTR7A70260 secured the top spot among top-loading washing machines with a “Good (1.9)” rating. Thanks to excellent washing performance, durability and the innovative ProSteam® technology, which reduces wrinkles and freshens up textiles, it offers maximum performance in minimal space. 🗨️ “Five awards in just over a year across all laundry care categories from Germany’s leading consumer organization are proof of our team’s commitment to developing appliances of the highest quality,” says Daniel Gerbig, Product Line Care Director, Commercial Area Central, Electrolux Group.

Miele Stiftung Warentest

For the sixth time in a row, a Miele dishwasher has achieved first place in the Stiftung Warentest. The G 7205 SCi XXL secured the top score of 2.2 in the test. The device is particularly impressive in the economy program (Eco), as well as in handling and noise, with top marks in each case. Thanks to a height of 84 to 86 centimeters, the XXL model can also easily accommodate large plates or long-stemmed drinking glasses

Beko is the fourth most sustainable industrial group in the world

Beko is at the top, 44th to be exact, in the ranking of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies compiled by Time Magazine together with Statista. “We are honored, global recognitions like these fuel our action in a global climate context that requires where every action must be increasingly strengthened”, wrote on Linkedin the CEO Hakan Bulgurlu .

With a score of 75.7 / 100 Beko is fourth among companies in the industrial – manufacturing sector and the only Turkish company in the top 100.